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Tsunami death toll in Indonesia climbs to 373 and officials warn of second possible wave

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Dammit. Tsunami can be generated by ANY large disruption of the ocean. Usually that’s earthquakes, but it can be eruptions, landslides, impacts, or calving glaciers. Tsunami in Indonesia always have a big death toll.

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Though the volcano—which emerged from the crater left by the enormous eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in 1883—has been erupting since mid-June, there was no advance tsunami warning.

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Indonesians have been warned to stay away from coastal areas amid fears that the erupting Anak Krakatau volcano may cause further tsunamis after giant waves killed hundreds on Saturday.

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#UPDATE The death toll from a volcano-triggered tsunami in Indonesia has risen to 281, with more than 1,000 people injured, according to the national disaster agency

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Band Seventeen were performing on stage when the tsunami hit
The waves destroyed hundreds of buildings, sweeping away cars and uprooting trees in several popular tourist destinations, including the Tanjung Lesung beach resort, west Java.

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It spawned a giant tsunami off Sumatra island, killing more than 230,000 people in a dozen countries — the majority in Indonesia.

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Krakatoa (Krakatau in Indonesian)
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In August 1883, Krakatoa underwent one of the most violent volcanic eruptions in recorded history:
Massive tsunamis with waves of up to 41m killed more than 30,000 people
Thousands more were killed by hot ash
The eruptions were equivalent to 200 megatons of TNT - about 13,000 times the nuclear yield of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945
The eruptions were heard thousands of kilometres away
World temperatures dropped by more than 1C the following year
The volcanic island virtually disappeared
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At least 222 people were killed after a tsunami struck Indonesia. The death toll is expected to rise.

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#Breaking The death toll in the Indonesia tsunami has risen to 222, with 843 injured and 28 missing, the country’s disaster agency says

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Indonesian officials said the tsunami death toll rose to 222 and the injured to over 800

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On Saturday night, the ground did not shake to alert people before the waves ripped buildings from their foundations and swept terrified concertgoers celebrating on a resort beach into the sea.

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The death toll following the tsunami caused by the Anak Krakatau volcano has risen to at least 373, Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency says.

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Indonesia tsunami death toll spikes to 222, more than 800 injured, authorities say; cause of 1-meter high waves unclear

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As of Monday afternoon, at least 373 people were believed to have died this past weekend when a tsunami caused by the volcano’s eruption swamped coastal towns on the islands of Sumatra and Java, the BBC reported.

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The spokesman for the National Disaster Management Agency told a news conference that another tsunami is a possibility because of the continued volcanic eruptions of Anak Krakatau.

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The waves that swept terrified locals and tourists into the sea Saturday night along the Sunda Strait followed an eruption and apparent landslide on Anak Krakatau, or "Child of Krakatoa," one of the world's most infamous volcanic islands.

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Some residents in the Pandeglang region ran to a local mosque after the tsunami hit
Indonesia is prone to tsunamis because it lies on the Ring of Fire - the line of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions that circles virtually the entire Pacific Rim.

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At least 222 people confirmed dead, 843 people injured, and 28 missing across 3 regions in Indonesia. #WorldNews [UPDATE as of 6:14 PM, December 23, 2018]

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Sutopo explained on Twitter that the country’s early warning system was set up to monitor earthquakes, not undersea landslides or volcanic eruptions.

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Tsunami death toll in Indonesia climbs to 373; officials warn that second giant sea wave is possible

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In the city of Bandar Lampung, on Sumatra island, hundreds of residents took refuge at the governor's office, while at the popular resort area of Anyer beach, on Java, some survivors wandered in the debris.

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Indonesian government workers and volunteers searched debris-strewn beaches for survivors and bodies after a nighttime tsunami struck without warning, killing at least 373 people on a busy holiday weekend.